Lenten Interactive Sight Word Reader FREEBIE
I have a wonderful freebie to share with you on this Sunday evening… an Interactive Sight Word Reader about the season of Lent. Like all Interactive Sight Word Readers, this six-page book is an...
View ArticleCelebrate Educents' First Birthday with a FREEBIE
I am so excited to celebrate the first birthday of my favorite place to purchase discounted educational resources: EDUCENTS!To help celebrate, I created a special Interactive Sight Word reader just for...
View ArticleAndersons Custom Graduation Sashes GIVEAWAY
The countdown is on and Kindergarten Graduation is only 56 days away! My graduation celebration is always simple and sweet with a few special touches to help deliver a sense of achievement. One of my...
View ArticleFAQ: All About My Classroom Rule Frames & Subway Art
Ever since I unveiled my kindergarten classroom last fall, I have received weekly questions about so many elements of my classroom decor. As popular questions arise, I have been dedicating several blog...
View ArticleWhy Facebook is Breaking My Heart… And What We Can Do About It
Hello friends. Just in case you haven't noticed, things are changing with Facebook.BIG things that could greatly affect the content displayed in your News Feed each day.Facebook is dramatically...
View ArticleFREE Interactive Sight Word Reader for Holy Week
As we near the final days of Lent and the most solemn days of Holy Week, I have a very special Interactive Sight Word Reader to share with you as a freebie. My newest reader, "Jesus had a Holy Week"...
View ArticleBright Idea: Creating a School-Wide Recycle Center
In honor of Earth Day, I am stepping out of my classroom to share today's Bright Idea. I didn't travel very far, just down the hall and around the corner to my school's recycle center. Does your school...
View ArticleEarth Day Student Watercolor Painting Tutorial
Integrate a little fine art into your Earth Day lesson plans with a simple (and sweet) watercolor painting. I completed this activity with my own kindergarten students last week and it was a huge hit....
View ArticleA Rainbow of Skip Counting Fun in Kindergarten
We have been learning how to skip count in my Kindergarten classroom for the past 2 weeks and the students have had a BLAST! You know how much I love adding a fun twist to any traditional instruction,...
View ArticleStitch Fix #4 Review, Link Up and Giveaway
My fourth shipment from Stitch Fix arrived this week and it was a box full of eye candy! I am so, so, so excited to share my latest fix with you. Are you ready? Let me take you on a visual tour of my...
View ArticleRainbow Chalkboard GIVEAWAY from Schoolgirl Style
I am so excited to share some wonderful news with all of my fans today! I have teamed up once again with my amazing friend Melanie from Schoolgirl Style to bring you a VERY special giveaway! Melanie...
View ArticleSharing the Big Moment in a Kindergarten Classroom
Earlier this week, I shared some very BIG news with my small students. The man I love asked me to be his wife and I said "yes." As we were driving home from a whirlwind weekend in Chicago, I turned to...
View ArticleClassroom Library Organization - Simplified
The library and reading area is an essential part of any classroom. Especially in kindergarten and the younger grades. This is the time when a love for words, books, and reading is sparked in children....
View ArticleFREE Mother's Day Emergent Reader on Educents
Hello friends! I have teamed up with Educents to bring you ANOTHER Interactive Sight Word Reader for FREE! Mother's Day is just around the corner and I know how difficult it can be to squeeze in the...
View ArticleTeacher Appreciation SALE!
It's that time of year… time to celebrate Teachers for all that they do; inside AND outside of the classroom. A teacher's job is never done and I know how tirelessly you work to deliver the best...
View ArticleScenes from a Kindergarten Mother's Day Tea Party
Happy Mother's Day to all the mommies out there! The students in my kindergarten class honored their mothers on Friday by inviting them to a very special Mother's Day Tea Party. This was another big...
View ArticleStitch Fix #5… I Bought it ALL
This week my latest selection from Stitch Fix arrived on my doorstep. This little brown box has become a monthly highlight that I always look forward to. Not sure what Stitch Fix is? Stitch Fix is an...
View ArticleTools to Help You Level Your Classroom Library
A few weeks ago, I shared tips for organizing your classroom library. The response to that blog post has been overwhelming! In the post, I explained that I sort the books in my own classroom library by...
View ArticleThank You Gift Tags for Classroom Volunteers {Freebie}
Summer vacation is just around the corner and it is time to remember all of those wonderful parent volunteers that have helped you run a smoothly-running classroom. This time of year is crazy. Between...
View ArticleOld School, New Life Ahead . . . In Pictures!
Today is my first day of summer vacation and LIFE IS GOOD! I have been engaged for over a month, but I promised myself that I would wait to start planning the wedding until after school was out for the...
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